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Cottus paulus  Williams, 2000

Pygmy sculpin
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) > Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Cottus: Greek, kottos = a fish (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal.   Temperate, preferred ?; 34°N - 33°N

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North America: known only from Coldwater Spring (Coosa River system), Calhoun County in Alabama, USA.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); common length : 3.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193); max. reported age: 2 years (Ref. 12193)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits rocky spring runs.

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Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

  Critically Endangered (CR) (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii))

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Fisheries: of no interest; bait:
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